SISTERHOOD - TEMPLE SINAI Sponsors a Community Event
Tuesday, March 21st 6:30 pm - In Person - Temple Sinai & Zoom
Soviet Jewry - Lives in Limbo
Image of the Freedom Sunday March for Soviet Jews which took place on December 6th, 1987 in Washington, D.C. - The Jewish Federations of North America
Lives in Limbo: The Jews Who Left the USSR at the End of the 20th Century
A Documentary and Personal Account
OUR PROGRAM:
Imagine you live in a place where you can never realize your dreams because you are Jewish. Finally, after years of waiting, you have permission to leave.
BUT…
· You can’t tell anyone you are leaving.
· You can only take one suitcase and very
limited money.
· You will probably never see your homeland
and people again.
· You do not know where you are going.
· You do not speak the language of your future
country.
This was the situation of most Soviet Jews when they left the Soviet Union In the late 1970’s through the early 90’s.
In the late 1980s, the Soviet floodgates of emigration were thrown open by perestroika, the Soviet policy to restructure their economic and political system. However, for thousands of Soviet Jewish émigrés, hopes of a quick arrival in America were shattered when the United States immigration service started denying these people refugee status while they were in transit in Italy. The documentary, Stateless, captures this untold story from the points of view of the immigrants themselves—their trials and tribulations, hopes and dreams, all laid bare.
Join us for a viewing of the documentary, “Stateless,“ and a discussion and talk led by our own Zhanna Gordon who experienced all of the above. This is an important moment in Jewish History that will come alive through Zhanna’s personal anecdotes and stories.
Save the date for this most powerful program!
OUR SPEAKER: ZHANNA GORDON
Zhanna was born in Kiev, Ukraine, USSR and came to the US in 1978 when she was 15. She and her parents settled in Houston, Texas, where she went to High School and College. Zhanna, her huband, Bill, and their two children, Alex and Bekah, moved to South Burlington in 1993.
DATE: Tuesday, March 21st TIME: 6:30 pm
LOCATION: In Person-Temple Sinai & On Zoom
TO REGISTER & ZOOM LINK:
PLEASE RSVP BY MONDAY, MARCH 20TH